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第1回（2002年） dark horse
Nobuyuki Jokou
じょうこう のぶゆき
Jokou Nobuyuki
ペンネーム:
N. Jokou（Abbreviated pen name used for early works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1978-04-12 （Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Setagaya, Tokyo (birth–before university) → Waseda, Tokyo (university years) → Yokohama (period of creative activity)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
- 活動期間
- 2002年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami
- 影響を与えた人物
- Young writer T. Yamazaki, Short story writer Y. Sato
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | BA | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
BA
期間:
1997-2001
卒業年:
2001
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Akutagawa Prize | That Kūtai Is XX | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | winner |
| 2004 | Bungakukai Newcomer Award | Garden of Sunlight | — | Bungakukai | winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2015
対象作品:
That Kūtai Is XX
主催:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
結果:
winner
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
2004
対象作品:
Garden of Sunlight
主催:
Bungakukai
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
That Kūtai Is XX
2014年 Literary fiction (ensemble novel) 236ページSet in a suburban town, the novel follows several characters whose perspectives intersect around memory and identity. Everyday gaps, absence, and wry metaphors bind the narrative together.
MemoryCity and suburbsIdentityFamily absence
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] That Kūtai Is XX / 佐藤健一 (2017)
翻訳
- English translation: That Kūtai Is XX (trans. Emma Harris)
Garden of Sunlight
2003年 Short story collection 180ページA collection of short stories that capture fragments of daily life, notable for quiet humor and delicate emotional depiction.
Everyday lifeLonelinessSubtle relationships
全著作
- Garden of Sunlight (2003)
- Song of the Lost (2006)
- That Kūtai Is XX (2014)
- Dawn Fragments (2019)
翻案
- That Kūtai Is XX (film, 2017)
作品の翻訳
- That Kūtai Is XX — English translation (Emma Harris, 2016)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Poetic and introspective proseFrequent metaphors with a light rhythmic toneEnsemble depiction switching between multiple perspectives
- 頻出モチーフ
- Worn furnitureDawn lightFragmented memory
評価・遺産
A writer recognized for delicate psychological portrayals and depictions of urban peripheries in contemporary Japanese literature. The Akutagawa Prize-winning work helped broaden his recognition domestically and internationally through adaptations and translations.
関連学会
- Japanese Society for Contemporary Literature
資料所蔵先
- Personal papers: Yokohama City Library Modern Literature Archives (deposited)
大衆文化への影響
- The film adaptation of 'That Kūtai Is XX' gained support among younger audiences and boosted local tourism.
引用
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Memory is always like a cracked mirror, showing a different face depending on the angle you look.
出典: That Kūtai Is XX (2014) (2014年)
豆知識
- During university he belonged to a theater circle and wrote scripts.
- His favorite stationery is a blue fountain pen.